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Beer & Bitcoin: Breaking Down Coronavirus and Bitcoin Halving
8.3.2020
Don’t miss the latest episode of the Cointelegraph chat show "Beer & Bitcoin"! In this chapter, our YouTube hosts discuss the impact of the coronavirus on the crypto industry, Bitcoin halving price predictions and more!
Stimulus, QE, Rate Cuts: Coronavirus Fuels Central Banks’ Monetary Easing Policy
8.3.2020
The world has been focused on the coronavirus outbreak that’s claimed 105,612 cases and 3,562 deaths to date. The pandemic has caused government leaders to react and central banks are breaking out tools from their arsenal of monetary easing schemes. The world’s central banks say...
Bitcoin Mining Rig Manufacturer Canaan Sued – Accused of Misleading IPO Investors
7.3.2020
Bitcoin mining rig manufacturer Canaan Inc. is being sued for allegedly breaking U.S. securities laws before its initial public offering (IPO). Phillippe Lemieux, a Canaan investor, filed a class-action lawsuit that claims the company violated the Securities Act of 1933. Lemieux believes Canaan...
Breaking: South Korean Parliament Passes ‘Landmark’ Crypto Bill
5.3.2020
In a dramatic turnaround, the South Korean parliament, the National Assembly, has voted in favor of the country’s first cryptocurrency-specific legislation in the past few hours.
The amended Special Financial Transactions Information Act, which was approved by a National Assembly finance committee...
Indian Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Cryptocurrency — RBI Ban Lifted
4.3.2020
A historic day for the Indian crypto community, the supreme court has finally ruled on the case against the banking ban by the central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The court held that the RBI circular which places a banking ban on the crypto industry is unconstitutional. Also read:...
Bitcoin Mining Investment Strong – BTC Hashrate Surpasses All-Time High
2.3.2020
On Monday, March 2, miners processing blocks on the BTC network surpassed the network’s all-time high as the overall hashrate touched 136 exahash (EH/s). The record-breaking achievement happened despite the price of BTC dropping below the $9K region throughout the course of the last week....
Record Breaking Interest – Observing the Predictive Power of Bitcoin Futures Over BTC Spot Prices
29.2.2020
Bitcoin futures providers have been seeing a lot of action during the last two weeks as cryptocurrency markets have been extremely volatile. Data shows there’s been significant open interest on both retail and institutional bitcoin derivatives exchanges and Skew research noted bitcoin options...
Full-Width Elements By Using Edge-to-Edge Grid
7.2.2020
If you have a limited-width container, say a centered column of text, "breaking out" of that to make a full-width element involves trickery. Perhaps the best trick is the one with left relative positioning and a negative left viewport-based margin. While it has it's caveats (e.g. requiring hidden...
What makes a site JAMstack?
21.1.2020
I admit I didn’t know the ins and outs of what the Jamstack is until recently, despite having heard the term so frequently. I think I’m not alone in this. It’s an elusive term — how is it different from what came before, especially considering it shares so many similarities? Thankfully, Divya...
Bitcoin Falls Back After Briefly Breaking $9k Resistance
17.1.2020
Bitcoin's bulls have failed to make a solid move above $9,000, having briefly topped the psychological resistance level earlier on Friday
VC Giant Grayscale Investments Reports Record-Breaking Year
16.1.2020
VC giant Grayscale reports a banner year on strength of its Bitcoin Trust
US SEC Warns Investors That IEOs May Be Breaking Securities Law
15.1.2020
SEC tells the public to be wary of IEOs and their related exchanges as they may fall under securities laws
Bitcoin Price Is on the Verge of Breaking 7-Month Downtrend
11.1.2020
#Bitcoin price showing bullish signs but must crack $8.4K level to break the 7-month downtrend
Why Quantum Computing’s Threat to Crypto May Be Further out Than Previously Thought
22.12.2019
According to one researcher, quantum computing faces more hurdles than many realize when it comes to achieving viability in breaking encryption. In a recent report Dr. Subhash Kak, Regents Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Oklahoma State University, notes that there are issues...
Cryptocurrency Is Most Useful for Breaking Laws and Social Constructs
10.12.2019
Decentralized systems forsake scale, speed and cost in favor of one key feature: censorship resistance. Get used to it
BREAKING: Crypto Exchange UpBit Confirms Theft of 342,000 Ether — $50M
27.11.2019
South Korean crypto exchange UpBit has confirmed that 342,000 ETH was sent to an unknown wallet and customer losses will be compensated
7 Signs Crypto Is Breaking Through to the Mainstream [with infographic]
7.11.2019
Cryptocurrency was born as an act of rebellion against banks, fees and rules. It became popular among speculators and idealists who dreamed of decentralized digital utopias. And now that it has proved itself capable of surviving thus far, it’s attracting […]
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Breaking Into Western Markets is Company’s Focus: Ethan Ng, CEO of Biki.com
4.11.2019
Speaking at Crypto Expo Asia in Singapore, Ethan Ng, CEO of well-known crypto exchange Biki.com, on the plans of the firm for the future as a fourth-generation exchange. He further stated that the successful implementation of the initial phase of the roadmap had helped the exchange in climbing...
BREAKING: BitMEX May Have Just Leaked All of Their Users’ Emails
1.11.2019
Crypto derivatives platform BitMEX has compromised users’ privacy and security by forgetting to use blind copy (b/cc) on a mass email
After Breaking New Records Bakkt Announces Crypto Consumer App
28.10.2019
Following the all-time record of 1,179 contracts on October 25, Mike Blandina, Bakkt’s chief product officer, revealed the firm is launching another strategy after announcing its December options launch. Bakkt is releasing a consumer application so retail investors can “unlock the value...